Hi guys, I'm flight trimming my Bravo 303 and have a lot of right thrust set up on the engine. Is it still accurate to balance the plane laterally by holding the plane at the spinner and tail? It seems to me that the offset of the engine would cause me to add weight to the right wingtip unneccesarily. How do you guys do your lateral balance. The other question I have is what is the best way to trim the rudder in flight? Thanks for any help you might be able to give me.
Steve

Here's some info on trimming:

http://piedmontmodels.com/trim_instructions.htm

http://www.rcaerobats.net/trim_chart.htm

Thanks for the links. I've checked those already and they don't really answer my questions other than the flight check for tip weight....I'll try that and see. Thanks.

The way I've checked lateral balance is to make sure the wings balance. I find and mark the center of the wing tube, place the wings on the tube, tie a string around the tube at the center mark and lift the wings by the string. Add weight to the light tip if the wing is covered already, or remove weight from the tip of the heavier wing if it's not covered yet.

I think the offset of the engine, being so close to the center line, will have negligible effect on the lateral balance. If you are concerned about this, how about attaching a string to the engine mount at the center of the firewall and lifting the whole plane by it and the tail?

Good idea! I think that the best way is going to be with flight tests. Trimmed and roll inverted and check for wing drop. Thanks for your help!
Steve